Funny Or Die will partner with NBC to create original content for the special broadcast, which has been taking place in the UK for 25 years.

The event's creator Richard Curtis will serve as an executive producer for the telecast, alongside Hamish Hamilton and Ian Stewart.

Curtis said: "For many years I have dreamt of bringing Red Nose Day to the US and I am so excited that we have teamed up with NBC, who will do such a brilliant job on this.

"Experience has taught me how extraordinarily compassionate and generous Americans can be, and I've lived my life in awe of American comedy talent. So putting those two things together will, I hope, create an amazing event that will really make a massive difference to the lives of millions of children and their families in the US and in the poorest countries around the world."